The Jin soldiers had already besieged Xiongzhou, more precisely, Guixin County. In order to reduce unnecessary losses, Xiong Dabai had already abandoned Guiyi County and concentrated the five commanders of the entire regiment in Guixin County.

Yesterday's military meeting has been decided, and today Huyangeng will no longer talk nonsense, make food on the third watch, and set off on the fifth watch.

At midnight, in the deep night sky, the clouds change. Hu Yangeng walked out of the state office, climbed high and looked into the distance, in the night, only Xiongzhou in the west, faintly visible, dark and silent, without saying a word.

It seems that the Jin soldiers did not attack overnight. Hu Yangeng thought. There, there were 2,500 good men in red scarves, and more than ten times as many golden soldiers.

It affected all the forces in Baoding, Hejian, Henghai, and Hebei. On both sides of Song and Jin, the eyes of every high-ranking and powerful figure are paying attention to this place at this moment.

This is Hu Yan Geng's lack of orders from the imperial court or the Xuanfu Division, and there is no unavoidable reason such as rescuing friendly troops, and it is completely an attack led and promoted by Hu Yan Geng himself.

Hu Yangeng thought leisurely: Perhaps, the change in the entire Song and Jin battle situation is here.

The invasion of the Jin soldiers began with the Sea Alliance, and the first battle of the Sea Alliance was the Battle of Xiongzhou. It can be said that the grievances between Song and Jin began in Xiongzhou, and now they are turning in Xiongzhou, which is not providence

Wars are always like this, and their outbreaks are always unexpected. The early contact with Jin Bing greatly surprised Hu Yangeng.

Just when Huyan Geng was still ten miles away from Xiongzhou, the Jin soldiers sent a detachment of men and horses to intercept them, the number was not large, about four or five thousand people, but all of them were cavalry.

"The surrounding terrain is open, which is suitable for cavalry. General, Suolu's meaning is obvious, with a small elite to block the advance of our army, and then the main force to increase the intensity of the attack on Xiongzhou. Our army must be routed by the enemy as soon as possible, otherwise, once Xiongzhou falls and the main force of Suolu is freed up, our army will fall into a two-front battle and fall into the enemy's encirclement. ”

It was Yang Kefa who spoke, and he and Hu Yangeng formed a friendship when they broke through from Taiyuan to ask for help. Although the three brothers Yang Keshi, Yang Kesheng, and Yang Kefa are the generals of the family, their team has long been defeated. The three of them have made great achievements in the past ten years, and they are fierce generals who pull out the ranks and pull up the door of this branch again. Now among the three brothers, only Yang Kefa is left.

Hu Yangeng rode on his horse, standing side by side, looking ahead. From the five more urgent marches to the present, the physical strength of the soldiers is very high, and they are in a hurry to respond to the battle, and they are certainly not the opponents of the elite cavalry of the Jin soldiers. He asked, "Lu Zhishen, how long can it last?" ”

"Master Lu's three regiments are also the elite of our army. In the end, it will be remarkable to hold on for another half an hour at most. Yang Kefa replied with his own experience, and he said to Hu Yangeng eagerly, "Our army has just arrived, and the camp has not yet been completed. The last general is only able to watch from a high level, and the attacking Suolu cavalry can be called elite, which is by no means comparable to ordinary gold soldiers. All are under control, please make a quick decision. ”

The drums of war are like thunder, endlessly. In the distance, under Xiongzhou, before the stone cannon shook the sky for miles, the sound of Lu Zhishen's desperate fight was faintly in his ears.

Hu Yangeng was calm and composed, he looked at it for a moment, and said: "Order: The sentinel will release ten miles, focusing on patrolling the left and right flanks and the rear of our army. ”

"Left and right?"

"Lu Zhishen's army came earlier than our army, and his army was small and he was not stopped by the captives, as soon as our army arrived, our army was more and the captives launched an offensive. Suo Yu has clearly planned for a long time, and the idea of fighting is to encircle the point to send reinforcements, so you need to be cautious and cautious. "Yes, sending horses as the first priority.

Someone took the order to go.

"What's next?"

Hu Yangeng thought to himself, this battle is not surprising, it is nothing more than the Jin soldiers besieging Xiongzhou to send reinforcements, and the reinforcements are divided and broken, with thousands of soldiers to contain the main force of our army, and to besiege Lu Zhishen with heavy troops.

"Ordered Lu Zhishen to insist on an hour, he will be given half an hour of great merit, and the reactive power will be less than four quarters of an hour, and he will come to see him."

"Order: The first regiment, the second regiment, and the sixth regiment will form a convoy, arrange a large zigzag formation, cover each other, and fight and act." The first and second regiments were both from Pinglu, and the sixth regiment was from Henghai Cangzhou. All belong to the six regiments started by Huyangeng. All six regiments were equipped with 64 vans, with the exception of the fifth regiment, which was a marine corps that was maneuvering with ships.

This is equipment piled up with sea salt worth 100,000 yuan, and today, it is the time for them to show their might.

Hu Yangeng called over Hao Siwen and said, "Pack up the money in the army, pay for the prison array, open the box, put it behind our army's formation, and reward those who have meritorious service in killing the enemy and not retreating!" ”

He dispatched properly, and the orders were passed down one by one, Yang Kefa and Yang Sansheng asked themselves, if they changed themselves, they couldn't do better, so they were speechless, and went to mobilize the troops and set up camps.

On the way to advance the army earlier, Hu Yangeng was on the defensive, and there was a surprise attack by Jin soldiers and he made preparations. First of all, the marching order of each branch of the army is according to the marching style of the chariot formation, and the heavy vehicles of the army are all on the wings and in the front. Everything is foreseen, and now it is very convenient and fast to arrange.

The front team was stationed, the heavy vehicles were in advance of the endless stream of soldiers, the veterans acted as if nothing had happened, and the new soldiers were hesitant, under the suppression and reprimand of the officers, they were quite orderly.

The tomahawk banner of the first regiment, the hook and sickle flag of the second regiment, and the iron shield banner of the sixth regiment were raised one after another. In the flow of people arranged by the soldiers, Huyan Geng hit the high ground and looked at the terrain on the left and right.

The afternoon sun was very hot, and in front of him were the golden soldiers and cavalrymen in light armor, and behind them were endless red flags and red robes. The smoke and dust trampled by people and horses flew all over the sky and choked into his nose, and Hu Yangeng couldn't help coughing a few times.

There is a river not far from the south, which is Nanyi Shui, and the sun has turned it into a dazzling white ribbon, and Xiongzhou, ten miles away to the west, is towering. Far to the north, the Baigou River looms.

Between the river and the city, there is a rough open area, with a little grass on the riverside, and then to the left, a few bushes, and occasionally a little hilly, interspersed with a few dilapidated farmhouses, which were originally fields, but have long since become abandoned wilderness.

"The Bearer Army." Hu Yangeng shouted, Gao Zhong was not around, and now it was Hao Siwen who led the cavalry of the Beiwei Army.

Hao Siwen sent the banner of the Weijun with both hands: this is a square red flag, on which a tomahawk and a hook and sickle are crossed. The flagpole of the Wei Army, which is long on the back, is held in Hu Yangeng's hands. When the brave wins on the narrow road, he raised the flag and called Hao Siwen, and the two galloped down, and he shouted: "The warriors of the red scarf!" ”

The cavalry gathered at the flag, Hu Yan Geng galloped in front of their formation, mustered up all his strength, raised his voice and shouted, he said: "I am dignified China, all dynasties, over the Yin Mountain, flying the Han Sea, horses stepping on the Huns, driving the Turks, I am the state of etiquette in the Great Song Dynasty, but I have been insulted by the North Night."

"You and others rose up from Taiyuan with me, and the heroic spirits of the past dynasties blessed them, protecting Fenzhou, saving Longde, guarding Mengjin, Zhenbianliang, Fuhejian, controlling Taihang, seizing Yanmen, saving Zhaozhou, fighting more than a dozen battles, invincible.

"Today, although there are many Suo Lu, most of them are old Liao soldiers, Khitan Jurchens, Bohai Xi Division, victory does not give way, defeat does not save each other. How can their courage compare with ours? This is a chance for a Zhengda husband to take revenge and make a contribution! Come with me, sons. ”

Five hundred iron horsemen and three hundred light horsemen, following behind the tomahawk hook and sickle banner and the Huzi Shuai banner, rolled like a dragon, murderous and awe-inspiring, and rushed into the sky, bypassing the foot soldiers in the formation, interspersed with the left flank of the position. Eight hundred cavalry was not many, but it was enough to disturb the enemy's formation.

The cavalry, which was like a rainbow, swept by. Hu Yangeng's heroic posture of raising the flag and galloping made all the soldiers gallop.

Shi En stood in the middle of the queue, his heart stirring. With his close relationship with Wu Song, he served as a chief, fought many times, and had no merit and hard work. And after the first few months of training in the back army, he was awarded the Sharp.

He was a pikeman, and he was ordered to move to the front. It wasn't until Hu Yangeng was far away that he withdrew his gaze. In front of him, the car formation was roughly set up. Behind the rook are the pikemen and side players. Now the infantrymen put their weapons on the ground, and everyone carried bows and crossbows.

Most of his twenty-four subordinates had experienced battles, and three had killed people. They were accustomed to killing, and they firmly believed in Huyan Geng's invincible exploits, so although they were facing an unexpected encounter, they were not very nervous.

The sound of the battle ahead was getting louder and closer. Shi En lifted his feet, put his hands on the pergola, and looked into the distance. Lu Zhishen's three regiments also formed a car formation, and the ropes surrounding the car formation were layered on top of each other, even if they did not have ten times the strength of the three regiments, they were five times as much.

Suolu's sharp banner penetrated deep into the formation, the horse's hooves shook the ground and trembled slightly, and from time to time there were screams, and blood and flesh flew in a blur. Shi En shouted, "Good! Cut down another rope cavalryman. ”

Shi Yong on the side exclaimed: "Master Lu is really compassionate,...... Is there a thousand undead in his hands? ”

Shi En said: "Count the subordinates who cut it, right?" Shi En looked at it for a while, and said, "Don't say anything, the cavalry of the Rope is coming towards us." ”

He paused, looked over the faces of his brothers one by one, and said, "Shi Yong, you must be careful. You're not really a stone man, and you have a sister who just arrived in Cangzhou. …… Xue Yong, you have already set the next issue of Shouque Ruishi to go on like this, and in a few years, you will be a real worm. ”

Shi En's family was ruined, his personality changed greatly, and the sitting tiger who painted the land in Mengzhou was no longer gone. He still had a faint thought in his heart to return to Mengzhou to find Jiang Zhong for revenge, so he had to do his best to make a name for himself under Hu Yangeng.

He took out the means of local tycoons, undressed and pushed food to his subordinates, and asked for warmth. Xue Yong and Shi Yong are both sworn friends that Shi En tried his best to win.

Xue Yong and Shi Yong experienced the battle to rescue Zhaozhou, both of them were promoted, Xue Yong was a good martial artist, good at fighting, but he has not had any serious achievements, and he has no prestige in the countryside, and he is known as the "sick insect"

Shi Yong's land at home was occupied by Jin Bing, and his parents died, so he became a hard-hearted person, known as "General Shi", as if his six relatives did not recognize him, and he had no concern. But some time ago, his sister was actually alive, and she followed the group of displaced people to Cangzhou, just in time to rescue Zhaozhou Shi Yong was awarded for meritorious service, and the brother and sister were able to meet.